A City Decides

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A City Decides
Directed by Charles Guggenheim
Production
company
Charles Guggenheim & Associates for the Fund for the Republic
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • 1956 (1956)
Running time
27 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A City Decides is a 1956 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim about the racial integration of St. Louis Public Schools. [1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "The Charles Guggenheim Collection". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  2. "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. "NY Times: A City Decides". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2008.